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as in hospitals
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
After working as a city emergency room physician for many years, he started a small clinic in a remote village.
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as in workshops
an intensive educational or training program
This winter, Shelley will attend a softball clinic to prepare herself for the upcoming season.
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Recent Examples of clinics
The alliance also includes Walgreens and Mission Mobile Medical, which turns RVs into primary care clinics.
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Sarah Jane Tribble, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The funding shortfall has forced the suspension or shutdown of over 400 health facilities nationwide, including small, single-midwife community clinics, where many of the staff now work without pay or basic supplies.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
These patients are seen in different clinics.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit has warned that clinics throughout the country have run out of birth control.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Through the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers channel, a 24/7 educational and free network, the zoo is bringing its animals and wildlife to people in at least 400 facilities, including clinics, hospitals, and senior centers.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Some bots would go as far as to identify clinics that offered alternative cancer treatments.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Owners of ibogaine clinics said the impact of the order will not be immediate.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
State workforce projections estimate the state could need tens of thousands of additional nurses in the coming decade, while hospitals and clinics are already struggling to fill critical roles.
—Henry D Shannon, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Sarah Jane Tribble, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The funding shortfall has forced the suspension or shutdown of over 400 health facilities nationwide, including small, single-midwife community clinics, where many of the staff now work without pay or basic supplies.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
These patients are seen in different clinics.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit has warned that clinics throughout the country have run out of birth control.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Through the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers channel, a 24/7 educational and free network, the zoo is bringing its animals and wildlife to people in at least 400 facilities, including clinics, hospitals, and senior centers.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Some bots would go as far as to identify clinics that offered alternative cancer treatments.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Owners of ibogaine clinics said the impact of the order will not be immediate.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
State workforce projections estimate the state could need tens of thousands of additional nurses in the coming decade, while hospitals and clinics are already struggling to fill critical roles.
—Henry D Shannon, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinics
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Many hospitals, airports and utility companies hold surplus land that can be leveraged to help address the affordable housing crisis.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gaza’s most dire conditions — the lack of food and medicine, continuing Israeli attacks, destroyed hospitals, schools and residential buildings, homelessness and overcrowding — now include rodents, climbing temperatures and open-air sewage.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Application workshops on filing a claim will be held in Boise on May 1-2 at the Idaho State Museum in Julia Davis Park.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Apr. 2026
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And the hotel offers art workshops for children ages four to 10.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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But a combination of catchy memes, holiday excursions, and earnest seminars don’t add up to a broad détente between the US and China.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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With a heavy emphasis on what works psychologically, seminars, books and college classes are trying to change how people approach climate change, by talking more about community and happiness than sacrifice.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Over time, collectives have morphed from mass fundraising operations to resemble marketing agencies amid policing by the College Sports Commission, an independent regulatory body established by the power conferences.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
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More than a few of the teams included in that hypothetical opening round are from conferences whose champions have pulled off NCAA Tournament upsets in recent years.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Clinics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinics. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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